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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Counter-Intuitive Beauty Advice: Why You SHOULD Moisturize Oily Skin

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By The chicks at TotalBeauty.com, on Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:04pm PDT

It might sound weird, but it's totally true: even if you have super oily skin, you should still use moisturizer.

I wish I had known this as a teenager. I, of course, had super-oily, acne prone skin and I never touched moisturizer because I was sure it would break me out more. Instead I just applied every acne product I could find and tried to dry my skin out as much as possible. Sound familiar?

The reason this doesn't work is that your skin needs some moisture and if it gets too dry, it will produce more oil to make up for it. So by drying out your skin and not adding moisture, you're actually making it oilier! (As if the world wasn't cruel enough already.)

Now, the trick is to find the right moisturizer for your oily or acne-prone skin. TotalBeauty.com readers have a few suggestions:
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